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About forty minutes later, Jiang Ye's phone, which was on the coffee table, vibrated.

It was Lei Heng who called.

Jiang Ye answered the phone immediately: "You found it?"

"Found it, boss."

This time, Lei Heng's voice lacked its previous ease, instead carrying an extremely rare seriousness and heaviness.

"Boss, the 'Yunhai' you asked me to look up is actually named Xia Yunhai."

Lei Heng took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "He's not Xia Yu's ex-boyfriend at all. He's Xia Yu's biological brother."

"What?!"

Jiang Ye whirled around, his pupils contracting instantly, his fingers gripping his phone tightening sharply: "My own brother?!"

"Yes, my older brother, five years older than Xia Yu."

Lei Heng continued his report: "Xia Yu's background is actually quite tragic. Her father founded the Blue Ocean Group, and just when the family was finally enjoying a comfortable life, he died in a car accident. Her mother left the Blue Ocean Group to her two sons and later went abroad; it can be said that Xia Yu grew up relying on her brother Xia Yunhai."

Speaking of Xia Yunhai, Lei Heng's voice carried a hint of sincere respect: "Xia Yunhai... is a true man."

"He didn't take over the Blue Ocean Group; instead, he went to police academy. After graduation, he volunteered to go to the border and became a frontline anti-drug police officer."

"Three years ago, during an extremely dangerous undercover operation to apprehend spies on the border, Xia Yunhai exposed his identity in order to cover his comrades' retreat."

"He was captured by those drug dealers and tortured for three days and three nights... When he finally died, he didn't even leave behind a complete body. In order to protect the safety of his family, the bureau even held a secret memorial service, and only said to the outside world that he died in the line of duty."

Jiang Ye stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, feeling as if all the blood in his body had frozen at that moment.

He opened his mouth, but found his throat so dry that he couldn't make a sound.

"Where's that old red domestic car?" Jiang Ye finally managed to squeeze out a question after a long while.

"That car was bought for Xia Yu by Xia Yunhai the year he started working!"

Lei Heng sighed and said, "After Xia Yunhai's sacrifice, Xia Yu single-handedly shouldered the responsibility of the Blue Ocean Group, carving out a bloody path in the Hanzhou business world to achieve her current status. She usually drives luxury cars for social occasions and to make a good impression, but in private, she treats that old car like a treasure, maintaining it regularly and not letting anyone touch it."

"According to the information, Xia Yu has devoted all her energy to her work over the years, and has never been in a relationship or had any scandals. Her mind has always been on her work."

That concludes Lei Heng's report.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Ye fell into a long silence.

An unprecedented and extremely intense sense of guilt overwhelmed him instantly, like a tidal wave.

"I'm such a fucking bastard..."

Jiang Ye gritted his teeth, wishing he could slap himself hard.

He finally understands everything.

No wonder that night when I took Xia Yu home, she was completely drunk, hugging him and crying her heart out, repeatedly saying, "Yunhai, why did you abandon me?"

That wasn't some bitter woman who had been dumped by a scumbag and was having a drunken tantrum; it was a younger sister who had lost her only family member in the world, desperately calling out for her heroic brother who had sacrificed himself on the border!

No wonder Xia Yu reacted so strongly last night in the car when he mentioned the name "Yunhai" in such a flippant and teasing tone.

He even had the audacity to say things like, "He's just a scumbag who dumped you," "Has he lost his mind?" and "I'll help you curse him out"...

Jiang Ye recalled the outrageous things he had said the night before and realized he had really gone too far.

No wonder she got so angry, no wonder she kicked me out of the car...

Jiang Ye gave a bitter laugh, his heart filled with self-reproach.

"You should apologize..."

Jiang Ye muttered to himself.

He picked up his phone and found Xia Yu's number.

However, his finger hovered over the dial key, but he couldn't bring himself to press it.

How so?

Should I just tell her, "I'm sorry, I used the company's intelligence network to thoroughly investigate the top-secret files about your brother's sacrifice. Now I know I was wrong"?

If that were really the case, Xia Yu would be cursing herself to death.

At that point, forget about forgiving him; Xia Yu would probably just grab a knife and charge at him to fight him to the death.

But if it's not explained clearly, the knot that was tied last night will never be untied.

Jiang Ye paced back and forth in the living room, scratching his hair in frustration.

He's been ruthless and decisive in the business world his whole life, never batting an eye at investment projects worth hundreds of billions, but now, faced with a woman's phone number, he chickens out.

I hesitated for a full ten minutes.

Jiang Ye finally gritted his teeth, made up his mind, and pressed the dial button.

"Beep...beep...beep..."

The phone rang for a long time, so long that Jiang Ye thought Xia Yu had blocked him.

Just as he was about to hang up, the call was suddenly answered.

"Feed".

Xia Yu's voice came through the receiver.

Jiang Ye opened his mouth, his Adam's apple bobbing, but he found that he didn't know where to begin.

"Feed? Speak."

Xia Yu waited a few seconds, and seeing no sound from the other end of the phone, her tone suddenly became impatient and cold: "Jiang Ye, is that you? What do you want now?"

"I……"

Jiang Ye took a deep breath, his mind racing to organize his thoughts.

He wanted to apologize, to say that he had been too sharp-tongued last night, and to admit that he didn't know how important that car was to her.

But the words just wouldn't come out.

"What do you mean, 'you'?"

Xia Yu was furious with Jiang Ye last night, and today she has a huge mess to deal with at the company. Hearing Jiang Ye's hesitant tone, she immediately got angry.

"Jiang Ye, are you out of your mind? Calling in broad daylight, and then not saying a word after the call connects! Do you think I have nothing better to do?"

After saying that, Xia Yu hung up the phone without hesitation.

Jiang Ye stood there, stunned.

Looking at the blacked-out phone screen, instead of being angry about being scolded, I breathed a long sigh of relief.

Very strange.

The moment Jiang Ye heard Xia Yu's voice, the anxiety and unease in his heart miraculously subsided.

Although Xia Yu cursed at him on the phone and her tone was very aggressive, at least she answered the phone.

This shows that although she was angry, she hadn't reached the point of completely blocking him and cutting off all contact with him.

"This woman has quite a temper."

"Never mind, I'll find another opportunity to talk to this woman later!"

Jiang Ye tossed his phone onto the sofa, a helpless, bitter smile creeping onto his lips.

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